instauration
[ in-staw-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌɪn stɔˈreɪ ʃən /
noun
renewal; restoration; renovation; repair.
Obsolete. an act of instituting something; establishment.
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OTHER WORDS FROM instauration
in·stau·ra·tor [in-staw-rey-ter] /ˈɪn stɔˌreɪ tər/, nounWords nearby instauration
instantiation, instantize, instantly, instar, instate, instauration, instead, instead of, instep, instigate, instigation
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There, while he despairs of finishing what was intended for the sixth part of his Instauration, how nobly he despairs!
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British Dictionary definitions for instauration
instauration
/ (ˌɪnstɔːˈreɪʃən) /
noun
rare restoration or renewal
Derived forms of instauration
instaurator, nounWord Origin for instauration
C17: from Latin instaurātiō, from instaurāre to renew
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